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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ir embora

to leave, to go away

  • #101 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: indo embora
  • Past participle: ido embora

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I leave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you leave
  3. nós we leave
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all leave

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I left
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you left
  3. nós we left
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all left

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to leave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to leave
  3. nós we are going to leave
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to leave

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to leave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to leave
  3. nós we used to leave
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to leave

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would leave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would leave
  3. nós we would leave
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would leave

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I leave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you leave
  3. nós (that) we leave
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all leave

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I left
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you left
  3. nós (if) we left
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all left

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I leave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you leave
  3. nós (when) we leave
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all leave

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você leave!
  2. vocês leave! (all of you)

How to use ir embora

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu vou embora às cinco, está bem?

    I'm leaving at five, okay?

  2. Past

    Ela foi embora sem se despedir.

    She left without saying goodbye.

  3. Future

    Vocês já vão ir embora? Está cedo!

    Are you leaving already? It's early!

  4. Imperfect

    Ele sempre ia embora antes da sobremesa.

    He always left before dessert.

  5. Conditional

    Eu iria embora agora, mas não tenho carro.

    I'd leave now, but I don't have a car.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você vá embora ainda.

    I don't want you to leave yet.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente fosse embora cedo, evitaria o trânsito.

    If we left early, we'd avoid the traffic.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando for embora, fecha a porta com chave.

    When you leave, lock the door.

  9. Imperative

    Vá embora antes que escureça.

    Leave before it gets dark.

Good to know

  • "Ir embora" is to leave the place you are in; "vou embora" alone is "I'm off".
  • "Vai embora!" is "go away!", said when you're annoyed.

Where you hear ir embora

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu vou embora às dez. I'm leaving at ten.
  • Ela foi embora cedo. She left early.
  • Ele vai ir embora no domingo. He's going to leave on Sunday.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu sempre vou embora cedo. I always leave early.
  • Ela foi embora ontem. She left yesterday.
  • Amanhã ele vai embora. Tomorrow he's going to leave.
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When Are You Coming Back?

Beginner Level 1 · vou embora · Eu vou embora. · Você vai embora?

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How Do You Feel?

Beginner Level 2 · ela foi embora

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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · tiver ido embora

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